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– University of Portland was the top finisher among NCAA Division I-AAA institutions in both men's and women's cross country and finished fourth overall among I-AAA schools in the final
Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings. A total of 97 institutions across 11 different conferences represent NCAA Division I-AAA, which consists of schools that do not sponsor football.
University of Denver captured its seventh consecutive Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association All-Sports Trophy with 484 total points, which placed 50th overall in the Directors' Cup overall standings.
Only four I-AAA schools cracked the Top 100: Navy (307 points, No. 71 overall), Pepperdine (284, No. 75), Portland (229.5, No. 86) and Long Beach State (203, No. 90).
The following institutions finished atop the 2018-19 DI-AAA ADA All-Sports Standings in their respective sport:
Baseball – Creighton University and Loyola Marymount University
Men's Basketball – Gonzaga University
Women's Basketball – Gonzaga University, and Marquette University
Men's Cross Country – University of Portland
Women's Cross Country – University of Portland
Men's Golf – Pepperdine University
Women's Golf – Xavier University
Men's Soccer – Lipscomb University and Saint Mary's College
Women's Soccer – Lipscomb University, Hofstra University
, and Santa Clara University
Softball – DePaul University, Lipscomb University, and Seattle University
Men's Tennis – UC Santa Barbara
Women's Tennis – Pepperdine University
Women's Indoor Track & Field – Providence College
Men's Outdoor Track & Field – Wichita State University
Women's Outdoor Track & Field – UC Santa Barbara
Women's Volleyball – Marquette University
About the Division I-AAA ADA:Â Now in its 19th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visitÂ
www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 55th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visitÂ
www.nacda.com.
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